APHC010436202023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3207] FRIDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE NO: 5046/2023 Between: 1. DOMMETI SRINIVAS, S/O. SATYANARAYANA,. HINDU, MALE, AGE- 51 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.3-60, NITTALAVARI THOTA, ELETIPADU VILLAGE, IRAGAVARAM MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. SRI GOPALA KRISHNA DWIVEDI I A S, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER OCC- PRINCIPLE SECRETARY TO A.P.GOVERNMENT PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR, BUILDING NO.5, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. SRI SHAMSHEAR SINGH RAWAT, S/O. NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, OCC- PRI SECRETAY TO FINANCE AND PLANNING DEPT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SECRETERIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. SMT A SURYA KUMARI I A S, W/O. A.V.S.RAO, HINDU, FEMALE, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC- COMMISSIONER, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, OFFICE AT NH- 16 SERVICE ROAD, TADEPALLI, GUNTUR DIST. 4. SRI KONA SASIDHAR I A S, OCC- THE THAN COMMISSIONER OF P.R AND R.D DEPARTMENT, PRESENT WORKING AS SECRETARY TO I T DEPARTMENT, OFFICE AT PUNNAMMATHOTA, LABBIPETA, VIJAYAWADA. 2 5. SMT P PRASANTHI I A S, W/O. S.DILLI RAO, FEMALE, AGE ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC- THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT, OFFICE AT MARUTHI NAGAR, BHIMAVARAM, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. K S S S SRINIVASA RAO, S/O. K.SATHI RAJU, HINDU, MALE, AGE ABOUT 59 YEARS, OCC- EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, 0/O. PANCHAYAT RAJ ENGINEERING DEPT, PIU DIVISION, BHIMAVARAM. 7. T DURGA PRASAD, OCC- SECRETARY OF ELETIPADU GRAM PANCHAYAT, 0/O..ELETIPADU GRAM PANCHAYAT, IRAGAVARAM MANDAL, W. G. DISTRICT., PIN- 534320. ' 8. YARLAGADDA MUNI RAJU, OCC- THE THAN SECRETARY OF K.ILLINDALAPARRU GRAM PANCHAYAT, 0/0. K.ILLINDALAPARRU GRAM PANCHAYAT, IRAGAVARARN MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT., PIN- 534217. 9. TALLURI SESHU BABU, OCC- SECRETARY OF K.ILLINDALAPARRU GRAM PANCHAYAT, 0/O. K.ILLINDALAPARRU GRAM PANCHAYAT, IRAGAVARAM MANDAL, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT., PIN- 534217. ...CONTEMNOR(S): Petition under Sections 10 to 12 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit file herein the High Court may be pleased to pleased to punish the respondents U/s. 10 and 12 of contempts of Court Act,1971 for willful and deliberate violation of order passed in WP No.30407 of 2022 dated 30/09/2022 by His Lordship Sri Justice B.Devanand and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. MURALI KRISHNA YELISETTI Counsel for the Contemnor(S): 1. NAGARAJU PULLAGURA 2. RAMA RAO KOCHIRI 3. KIRAN KUMAR VADLAMUDI 4. N SRIHARI 3 5. OMKAR D The Court made the following: 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE No.5046 of 2023 ORDER: This contempt case is filed complaining the wilful disobedience of the order dated 30.09.2022 in W.P.No.30407 of 2022 passed by this Court. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents, on instructions, would submit that the order of the Court is complied with. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner also endorsed the same, but would submit that the order of the Court is not complied with within the time stipulated by the Court and, as such, the compliance is not in the true letter and spirit. 5. On careful perusal of the record, it reveals that admittedly there is delay in implementing the order of the Court in its true letter and spirit within time stipulated by the Court. In fact, this Court number of times advised the respondents to be more careful and conscious in implementing the orders of the Court within the time stipulated. However, it appears that there is no change in the attitude of the officers. In the present case also admittedly there is delay. When this Court asked the respondents who are present before this 5 Court about the delay occurred in implementing the orders of the Court, they tendered their unconditional apology. 6. Taking into consideration of the unconditional apology tendered by them as bonafide, this Court intends to take lenient view against them in this contempt case to meet the ends of justice. 7. Accordingly, this Contempt Case is closed. 8. It is made it clear that the respondents shall be more careful and vigilant in implementing the orders of this Court in its true letter and spirit in future. 9. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND Date: 06.03.2026 JLV 6 191 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND CONTEMPT CASE No.5046 of 2023 Dt.06.03.2026 JLV